FaZe scraped only seven rounds across two maps in a lopsided series against G2. With this dominant performance, G2 secured their place in the playoffs of the Perfect World Shanghai Major after decisively overcoming FaZe in a 2-0 matchup.
Janusz “Snax” Pogorzelski’s team rebounded impressively after losing their opening match to The MongolZ. Their Elimination Stage campaign gained momentum with convincing victories over BIG, 3DMAX, and FaZe, earning them the three wins required to break into the tournament’s top eight.
In contrast, FaZe faces a tough road ahead after this crushing defeat. Finn “karrigan” Andersen and his team began their Major journey with a tight win against Wildcard, an underdog team, but stumbled against Heroic to finish the first day at 1-1. A single-map victory over MOUZ provided some hope, yet this one-sided loss to G2 leaves FaZe just one best-of-three away from elimination in Shanghai.
The fate of FaZe’s 2-2 matchup depends on the outcomes of other round-four games. Natus Vincere and Spirit are potential opponents they might face in their last chance to remain in the competition.
This best-of-three series began on Inferno, FaZe’s chosen map. Despite an initial pistol-round win, FaZe quickly lost control when G2 responded with a successful force-buy. G2 dominated the rest of the first half on defense, thanks to a standout performance from Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov, who achieved an extraordinary 1.95 rating with only one AWP kill. After securing the second pistol round and converting it into momentum, G2 swiftly closed out Inferno with a 13-4 victory.
The series then shifted to G2’s pick, Mirage, where Nikola “NiKo” Kovač and Nemanja “huNter-” Kovač took the lead. Their stellar play ensured another effortless win for G2, as they wrapped up Mirage 13-3, sealing their spot in the Shanghai Major playoffs.
